The scene of the 22 July shooting
17 August 2005 (RFE/RL) -- The family of a Brazilian killed last month by London police who erroneously thought he was a terrorist has called for a public inquiry into his death.

Police said at the time of the incident that Menezes had failed to heed a warning to stop and had vaulted the ticket barriers. Officials said police suspected him of being a suicide bomber.

But press reports said today that none of this was correct. Documents leaked to ITN news, a commercial broadcaster, said Menezes had been restrained before the killing and had not resisted police in any way.

Allessandro Pereira, a member of Menezes' family, told the BBC today that the family wanted a public inquiry.